[Footnote34:Themostauthenticaccountsofthetworivers,theSihonJaxartesandtheGihon,Oxus,maybefoundinSherifalEdrisiGeograph。Nubiens。p。138,Abulfeda,Descript。
Chorasan。inHudson,tom。iii。p。23,AbulghaziKhan,whoreignedontheirbanks,Hist。GenealogiquedesTatars,p。32,57,766,andtheTurkishGeographer,aMS。inthekingofFrance\'slibrary,ExamenCritiquedesHistoriensd\'Alexandre,p。
194—360。]
[Footnote35:TheterritoryofFerganaisdescribedbyAbulfeda,p。76,77。]
[Footnote36:Eoredegitangustiarumeundemregemexsulem,utTurciciregis,etSogdiani,etSinensis,auxiliamissisliterisimploraret,Abulfed。Annal。p。74TheconnectionofthePersianandChinesehistoryisillustratedbyFreretMem。del\'Academie,tom。xvi。p。245—255andDeGuignes,Hist。desHuns,tom。i。